Afghanistan

Inflation in Afghanistan

Inflation in Afghanistan: 35.7% a year in 2003 and 3.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.6% a year
Since 2003
−32.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025
66 of 179
counting from the highest
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% a year · IMF

Inflation in AfghanistanInflation in Afghanistan: 35.7% a year in 2003 and 3.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The highest was 35.7% a year in 2003, the lowest -7.7% a year in 2023.
Estimates, IMF

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 35.7% a year in 2003, the lowest -7.7% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAfghanistan
20253.6
2024-4.3
2023-7.7
202210.6
20217.8
20205.6
20192.3
20180.6
20175
20164.4
2015-0.7
20144.7
20137.4
20126.4
201111.8
20102.2
2009-6.8
200826.4
20078.7
20066.8
200510.6
200416.4
200335.7

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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